Patents by Inventor Ben Miskin

Ben Miskin has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7484576
    Abstract: A drill bit has a body intermediate a shank and a working face and has an axis of rotation. The working face has at least one cutting element and the body has at least a portion of a jack assembly. The jack assembly has at least a portion of a shaft disposed within a cavity formed in the body of the drill bit, the shaft having a distal end extending from an opening of the cavity formed in the working face. The jack assembly also has an electric motor and/or generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Inventors: David R. Hall, Tyson J. Wilde, Ben Miskin
  • Publication number: 20070221417
    Abstract: A drill bit has a body intermediate a shank and a working face and has an axis of rotation. The working face has at least one cutting element and the body has at least a portion of a jack assembly. The jack assembly has at least a portion of a shaft disposed within a cavity formed in the body of the drill bit, the shaft having a distal end extending from an opening of the cavity formed in the working face. The jack assembly also has an electric motor and/or generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Inventors: David R. Hall, Tyson J. Wilde, Ben Miskin